oxime

From German Oxim, from oxy- +‎ Imid. From Oxy + -ime (from clipping of imide).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒk.siːm/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑkˌsiːm/

oxime (plural oximes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, of general formula RR'C=NOH, derived from the condensation of an aldehyde (R' = H) or ketone with hydroxylamine.
   • 1969, B. Albertson, Photochemical Processes, page 84:

     In contrast, a water-repellent substance, for example, fluoric resin or Teflon, is extremely nonaffinitive with the oily oxime hydrochlorides and has a nature to repel it.

   • 2018 March 13, Ian Sample, The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Treatment for novichok exposure would be the same as for other nerve agents, with atropine, diazepam and drugs called oximes.

• “oxime”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “oxime”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• moxie

oxime f (plural oximes)

1. oxime